But John Lyga lost to Patrick Kiernen 6-3, 6-3, and the doubles team of Eli Lagorga and Brandon Swartz had fallen to Ian Heath and Matt Schrader 7-5, 6-1, evening the match.

So it was up to Duffy and Romagnoli, who lost the first set to Chia Hao Chang and Allen Perry and were pushed to a second-set tie-breaker. On the brink of defeat, the Cazenovia pair won that tie-breaker and saw that momentum carry over into the third set of a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory.

None of that drama was required on Friday, against Westhill, where the Lakers put together a 4-1 victory over the Warriors.

Lyga, teaming with Pat Marris in doubles, got a 7-5, 6-4 win over Dan Chang and Brian McMullen. Duffy and Romagnoli led early, but could not hold on to it, falling to Fletcher Chapin and Ryan O’Connell 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.

This sets up a big week for the Lakers, bookended by key league matches against top contenders Skaneateles and CBA, with Marcellus in between.